Jill Townsend
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Jill Townsend is an Anglo-American actress best known for her roles as Elizabeth Chynoweth in Poldark and Dulcey Coopersmith in the 1967 western television series Cimarron Strip.
Life and career
Townsend was born around 1945 in Santa Monica, California. Her father, Robert Townsend, a former head of Avis, wrote the bestseller Up the Organization.[1] Her mother was the daughter of Frank Tours, a famous English-born musician and conductor whose credits include an association with Irving Berlin.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Townsend, who was a debutante, graduated in 1963 from The Master's School in Dobbs Ferry, New York. At that time, she moved to England where she had been accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
After co-starring with Nicol Williamson in John Osborne's 1965 London stageplay Inadmissible Evidence,[2] she became engaged to Williamson and lived with him for 21 months. However, due to his volatile personality, she temporarily split with him, at which time, she married actor Tom Sutton (68-69). After that brief marriage, she reunited with Williamson. They were married from 1971 to 1977. Their son Luke Williamson was born in 1973,[3] but in 1976, she and Nicol Williamson parted temporarily[4] after Townsend began a relationship with Alan Price, her co-star in Alfie Darling.[5]
Townsend ended her acting career in 1985. She studied at the London School of Journalism and worked as a journalist for the Daily Mail, contributing a page for the financial section. She moved back to the United States in 1989.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
She worked as a council trainer and facilitator at Crossroads School, Santa Monica, California and several other schools from 1989 to 1995.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
She was on the Board of Directors at Leadership Directories, Inc. starting in 1993, but is no longer serving.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
She is currently married to Bob Sorel, whom she wed in 1993.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Jenny Pruitt / Priscilla Weems / Carol Weems | |
| 1972 | Sitting Target | Maureen | |
| 1975 | Alfie Darling | Abby Summers | |
| 1976 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mrs. Holmes | |
| 1980 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Anne Corbeck |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Hawk | Belinda | "The Living End of Sisterbaby" |
| 1967 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sherilee | "The Drublegratz Affair" |
| 1967–68 | Cimarron Strip | Dulcey Coopersmith | Main role |
| 1969 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Sylvia Nolan | "The Night of the Sabatini Death" |
| 1969 | Bonanza | Abigail Hought | "Another Windmill to Go" |
| 1969 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Jackie Buchanan | "The Perfect Image" |
| 1969 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Roseanna | "Black Jade" |
| 1970 | Ironside | Betty | "Eden Is the Place We Leave" |
| 1970 | Family Affair | Anne Williams | "Angel in the Family" |
| 1972 | The Golden Bowl | Maggie Verver | TV miniseries |
| 1972 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Mrs. Dulfeet | TV film |
| 1973 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Monica Davies | "Wam: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1975 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Jenny Peters | "Ringer" |
| 1975–1977 | Poldark | Elizabeth | Main role |
| 1977 | Space: 1999 | Sahala | "Dorzak" |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | "Ship of Spies" |
References
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- ↑ New York magazine, June 14, 1976, p. 61, "No Split Seen for Williamsons"
- ↑ Winston Graham, Memoirs of a Private Man. (Pan Macmillan, 2003). Accessed 7 January 2015
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External links
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Template:Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer
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- Living people
- American expatriates in the United Kingdom
- American television actresses
- American film actresses
- Alumni of the London School of Journalism
- Actresses from Santa Monica, California
- 20th-century American actresses
- American women journalists
- Daily Mail journalists
- 21st-century American women